A. the word is Dissimulate [di-sim-yuh-leyt]
(Tim)
B. I tried to dissimulate my negative thoughts on my friend's new tattoo, trying to make him feel better about it. (Chel-C)
C. –verb (used with object)
1.
to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble: to dissimulate one's true feelings about a rival.
–verb (used without object)
2.
to conceal one's true motives, thoughts, etc., by some pretense; speak or act hypocritically.
F. So one time I went paintballing with Tim and Blair and we had to dissimulate ourselves. You have to hide from each other and not get hit so Blair and I wore camouflage pants so we could blend in better.
(ashley c)
H. "Dissimulation is but a faint kind of policy, or wisdom; for it asketh a strong wit, and a strong heart, to know when to tell truth, and to do it. Therefore it is the weaker sort of politics, that are the great dissemblers." From the Essays of Francis Bacon, "Of Simulation and Dissimulation".
The word dissimulation is used in this context to talk about the policy of covering the truth.
-Amber Z.
(Tim)
B. I tried to dissimulate my negative thoughts on my friend's new tattoo, trying to make him feel better about it. (Chel-C)
C.
–verb (used with object)
-Nick T.
E. thesaurus.com
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Synonyms:
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camouflage, cloak, deceive, disguise, dissemble, dress up, fake, feign, hide, make-believe, mask, pretend
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be honest, disclose, display, expose, let out, reveal
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(Nichole G.)
F. So one time I went paintballing with Tim and Blair and we had to dissimulate ourselves. You have to hide from each other and not get hit so Blair and I wore camouflage pants so we could blend in better.
(ashley c)
H. "Dissimulation is but a faint kind of policy, or wisdom; for it asketh a strong wit, and a strong heart, to know when to tell truth, and to do it. Therefore it is the weaker sort of politics, that are the great dissemblers." From the Essays of Francis Bacon, "Of Simulation and Dissimulation".
The word dissimulation is used in this context to talk about the policy of covering the truth.
-Amber Z.